the high jump
noun
: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to jump over a bar high above the ground
He won the gold medal in the high jump.
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The win atoned for Summers’ second-place finish in the high jump earlier on Friday, when the sophomore lost by an inch.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Hill set a personal record with a 5-7 3/4 clearance in the high jump.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
Austin Price, Silver Creek track and field: The senior won the high jump at the Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa Division finals, jumping 5-8.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Babe would go on to win a gold medal in the 80-meter hurdles and the javelin throw and a silver medal in the high jump.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Hill set a personal record with a 5-7 3/4 clearance in the high jump.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
Austin Price, Silver Creek track and field: The senior won the high jump at the Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa Division finals, jumping 5-8.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Babe would go on to win a gold medal in the 80-meter hurdles and the javelin throw and a silver medal in the high jump.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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“The high jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20high%20jump. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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